Anybody use a Xantrex TrueCharge 10?

[Ken Palmer]

The old Newmar battery charger on my Hunter 1990 33.5 should be replaced. Not because it doesn't charge, but because it can over-charge. This information provided by the Newmar tech support. I have 12 VDC refrigeration and want to leave it running while in port and unattended. I use a 2-bank battery system with a #24 and #27 flooded deep-discharge wet cells. The Xantrex 20+ is a very popular model, but I believe the 10 amp version is enough for what I have.Anybody have further thoughts on that?

 

[Ellis Rogers]

Xantrex TrueCharge 10

I replaced an old ferroresonant Charles charger this spring with the TrueCharge 10. My banks are both 24's. I really slowed the boiling off of electrolyte. I can now leave the charger on 24/7 when I'm not on board without worrying about cooking my batteries. The TrueCharge 10 is specified for less than 200 AH of batteries, which I think fits your case too. I got the model that has the terminal blocks to hard wire in. There is a model that uses clips and plugs in to 110V rather than being hard wired. I don't remember the model designation right off the top of my head, it's pretty plain when you see the two models listed together which is which.HTHEllis

 

[Randy]

Good product

Replaced my old charger with the Xantrex TrueCharge 10 on my Catalina 27 last year about this time. I have a 50AMPBattery Combiner and a Blue Seas engine/house/emergency combine panel. No problems. I agree with Ellis, 24/7 no problems.S/V Zydeco

 

[BobSail]

Mine gets really hot...

to the touch in bulk charge mode. Do other TC10 owners have the same experience? I'm set up like Randy's.

 

[Jim Logan]

Been running a trucharge 10 for 4 years

I've run a trucharge 10 with 2 group 27 house batteries and 1 group 24 engine start battery connected to the house bank with a combiner for the last 4 years. works great, does not seem to get hot, just warm...I do not usually pull the batteries down to a 50% charge. I do us battery power at the dock sometimes, and have pulled 20 amps or so for long periods, the truecharge did not get hot under those conditions.